GNU bug report logs - #21202
24.5; minor mode lighter freezes emacs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 19:53:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.5

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 21202 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21202 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21202: 24.5; minor mode lighter freezes emacs
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 22:14:51 +0200

Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Be carefully with the following steps; you might have to force-kill
> emacs.
>
> 1. (define-minor-mode ifreeze () :lighter (:propertize " IF" error))
> 2. M-x ifreeze
>
> Made a typo there in the :lighter and was surprised to see no amount of
> C-g can save emacs :(

(I'm going through old bug reports that have unfortunately not gotten
any responses.)

I'm unable to reproduce this bug in Emacs 27, so I'm guessing that it's
been fixed in the intervening years, and I'm closing this bug report.
If it's still present, please reopen.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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